Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004
2004 CHAPTER 28
Commentary on Sections
Part 2: Criminal Justice
Section 22: Procedure for determining fitness to plead: England and Wales
86.Section 22 amends section 4 of the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 to provide that the judge, rather than the jury, determines the issue of whether a defendant is fit to plead.
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